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Christianity in Planet Arus

posted 9 years ago by THX1701
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In episode 10 Secret of the White Lion, Princess Allura visits her mother's tomb. There is something that clearly looks like a Christian cross bent and angled back. This takes place in the 25th century on Planet Arus where, as far I know, is not an Earth colony.

I also thought that was strange given that this was animated in Japan where Christianity is a minority.

Did Christianity spread to the Diamond Galaxy? Or perhaps it is possible that the Queen was an Earth Human who was a Christian and married King Alfor on planet Arus.

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[–] Fluke_Skywalker 9 years ago

It's also a Japanese cartoon filled with Caucasian characters, so I suppose using Christian iconography isn't that odd. And I suspect the reason they use it is because it's so widely associated with crypts, tombs, graveyards and royalty thanks to the prevalence of Western culture, and thus it acts as a bit of shorthand to subconsciously connect with viewers.

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[–] THX1701 9 years ago

When Coran makes the sign of the cross, what do you think Fluke Skywalker?

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[–] dereksevilclone 8 years ago

It's not uncommon for Japanese animators to incorporate elements of a myriad of religions for storytelling purposes. An entire season of Sailor Moon centered on the search for the Messiah and the Holy Grail - both concepts typically associated with Judeo-Christianity, but used for story telling purposes here. I remember reading a book on Sailor Moon that said, to the majority of the Japanese population, Christianity and other religions are regarded as mythical and ornamental; hence, it's not uncommon to see elements of mainstream religions used in their art without any real relevance.

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